I don't know the answer to your question about the information that is retained but the site for the Portland Oregonian is at http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/ Regards, Verdena Veelle Always looking for: Allen, Bowman, Curry, Greaser, Hase, Lilley, Moffitt, Watt ----- Original Message ----- From: <NeeMy735@msn.com> To: <ORWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:07 PM Subject: [WASHINGTON] Is Portland OREGON broken into more than one county ? : This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. : : Surnames: MYERS, MIRES, MIERS : Classification: Query : : Message Board URL: : : http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5cB.2ACI/588 : : Message Board Post: : : I am trying to locate a birth/death record of ORA JACOB MYERS who drove a taxi cab in Portland Oregon in 1938 and died there in 1940. I believe his last known address was on N. Sandy Blvd. His wife was Alice May ? Ora Jacob was my husband's uncle . Does anyone have an e-mail address for the Portland Oregonian newspaper ? Would they be likely to have obituary archives going back to 1940 ? Thanks for any help , Neomi Myers Please e-mail me NeeMy735@msn.com : : : ==== ORWASHIN Mailing List ==== : This list is for everyone with a genealogy interest in Washington County Oregon. Topical posts only. No spam, flaming or commercial postings allowed.